The 2 Engineer Regiment of the Chinar Corps, Indian Army, engaged R+D Studio to design and implement Carbon-Neutral Modular Permanent Defense in Jammu & Kashmir, with the goal of improving the situation.
Toilet 001, by R+D Studio, is India’s first toilet designed with 100% recycled sustainable building blocks.
The South View School, Reemram designed by R+D Studio, is an institution housed to nurture and educate young minds planned as a perfect blend of rationale planning and aspirational design, creating a landmark within the Dubai school community.
r+d studio is led by principal architects Shikha Doogar and Shridhar Rao. The studio is founded on their experiences comprising a stint at Gehry and Partners. r+d studio witnessed opportunities to rethink their practice procedures, involve in teaching virtually and start-up a new city collaborative initiative called Gurgaon Design Collective. The pandemic was handled by r+d studio with a positive outlook, safety and security of the team and nurturing new tech ideas through their new venture RD Labs.
The Wonder Years Nursery School in Dubai Sports City’s very own purpose-built kindergarten nursery that ties the indoors and outdoors with playful spatiality.
Working on the client’s brief to maximise the potential of the site, Delhi NCR-based architects, r+d studio envisioned the twelve classrooms strung around a common central space that facilitates learning beyond the physical boundaries of classrooms.
“The idea of one ideal solution in architecture is a misnomer.” Shridhar Rao and Shikha Doogar discuss ARCHITECTURE AND PERFORMANCE, in this Research Paper
The project emphasizes on a multi-scalar approach to site and program, embracing local, regional, and global scales and advancing the role of an architect as a catalytic and thoughtful practitioner who places himself among diverse actors, existing conditions, and imagined futures.
Neel, Manel – A Luxury Resort at Pushkar, was conceived by r+d Studio around the program involving an extension and adaptive reuse of derelict heritage buildings in Pushkar, Rajasthan.
PRIMERA in Gurgaon is a project that inculcates the refined architectural language of R+D Studio and the minimalistic design philosophy of SHIVAN & NARRESH Interiors. The project blends harmoniously architecture with timeless fashion aesthetics. With R+D studio, SHIVAN & NARRESH has explored it’s first-ever interior project to transcend its signature design philosophy to a spatial front.
Located inside the Sports City of Dubai, Victory Heights is a primary school spread over an area of 1.5 acres. The client’s brief envisioned the
r+d studio was asked to design a multifunctional building for Delhi Public School on Noida Expressway. Maximising on the constricting area opportunity provided by the client, the firm was able to deliver a building design of 90 per cent efficiency and a conglomeration of six programs, as compared to the requested three.
The Wonder Years Nursery School is Dubai Sport City’s very own purpose built kindergarten nursery that ties the indoors and outdoors with playful spatiality. Working
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